The bomb explodes near the main offices of the Greece Railways Company in Athens: Police – my country

A bomb planted near offices Hellenic trainand Greece The main railway company, exploded on Friday night in a crowded area in the center AthensThe authorities said. There were no immediate reports on injuries.

The explosion comes amid a widespread public anger due to the 2023 railway disaster, which is worse in Greece, where 57 people were killed and more wounded when the shipping train and passenger train were heading in two directions opposite the same path.

The local media said that a newspaper and news site received an unknown call shortly before an explosion on Friday, with the caller warning that a bomb had been planted outside the railway offices and will explode within about 40 minutes.

The police cordoned off the site along a major means in the Greek capital, keeping the residents and tourists away from the building in an area with many bars and restaurants. The officers said at the scene that the bag containing an explosive device was placed near the Hellenic Train building on SYNGROU Street.

Criticism about the government’s dealings on February 28, 2023, Timby’s collision collided in northern Greece over the past few weeks in the aftermath of the second anniversary of the catastrophe, most of which were killed by young people who were returning to university classes after a public holiday.

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Greece has a long history of violence with political motives dating back to the 1970s, where local extremist groups make small bombings that usually cause damage but rarely lead to injuries.

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While the most active groups were dismantled in the 1980s and 1990s, new small groups appeared.

Last year, a man who was believed to have been trying to collect a murdere bomb was killed when the explosive device that he was making in an apartment in the Central Athens exploded. A woman inside the apartment was seriously injured.

The explosion prompted Citizen Protection Minister Michallis Krisochionis to warn of a new generation arising from local extremists.

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